Nebraska

In 2000, Nebraska voters passed an anti-relationshiprecognition constitutional amendment. In May2005, a federal court declared the amendment unconstitutional, but afederal appeals court reinstated it in July 2006. State advocacygroups continue to work to overturn such discrimination and movetowards true fairness and equality for Nebraska's families.

Status: Anti-Relationship Recognition Constitutional Amendment

Groups Actively Working on Marriage

Citizens for Equal Protection: a non-profitmembership organization dedicated to advocating for the rights of gay,lesbian, bisexual, and transgender families in the state of Nebraska

Blog Posts Related to Nebraska

Omaha newspaper to include wedding announcements of same-sex couples

The Omaha World-Herald, amid a firestorm of protest on Facebook, has decided to re-examine its practices and policies concerning wedding announcements.

'Celebrations' announcements regarding licensed legal weddings approved by states, engagements for legal weddings or anniversaries of legal marriages will be welcomed, regardless of the genders of the couple.

2,020 marriages of same-sex couples recorded in Iowa since last April

Out-of-staters made up 60 percent of same-sex couples married in Iowa since the freedom to marry became legal in April 2009, state officials reported Tuesday.

Rally calls for the freedom to marry in Nebraska

A year after the Iowa Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex marriages to be legal in Iowa, a rally in Omaha called for Nebraska to follow suit.

Gay and lesbian couples and supporters from Nebraska and Iowa marched to the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge and met in the middle with a message.

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Resources Related to Nebraska

Nebraska Census Snapshot

Demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in Nebraska.

Geographic Trends Among Same-Sex Couples in the U.S. Census and the American Community Survey

Groundbreaking research showing a huge increase in same-sex couples identifying themselves as "unmarried partners".

Court Restores NE Discriminatory Marriage Ban

Another court applies a toothless lowest-level of "rational" review to uphold an anti-gay measure.

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